o2c

ThunderThighs wrote:It will depend on where the items are coming from. I'm guessing you managed to somehow get a drop ship item and items from two different FBA warehouses. GOOD JOB!

I ordered four things in one cart and got four tracking numbers, two FedEx packages and two USPS packages. Anyone know if the first number matches the first item in the order? I skimmed some pages but didn't see an answer.

okitsme

Just adding my $.02. I just bought an item from tech woot, then found something else i wanted and discovered this great "improvement" of the cart vs $5 for all orders in one day. I think Woot as it morphs into the Amazon borg has forgotten who its customers are. I'll buy a lot less from Woot from here out, it used to be a fun impulse buy, but as you try and introduce these "subtle" changes designed to wring more profit out of us the fun ends......

No more purchases until they bring back the $5 all day shipping, Vote with your wallet!

andreaserben

I wonder if we will find some people changing their LinkedIn profiles soon, and adding lines to their resume applying for new jobs:
"Successfully created and implemented transitioning from single-item order system to shopping cart"
"Saved employer XYZ in monthly shipping cost"

what the person the fails to mention are lines like this:
"was responsible for 50% reduction in item purchases with a price of $20 or less"
"slowed growth of revenue before shipping cost by 60%"

troytucky

mamajamerson wrote:This change will definitely be convenient, most of the time. It will, however, keep me from playing the Woot-Off game. With all of the free shipping offers available at other sites, I can only justify paying $5 by spreading it over more than one item.

So, yeah, thanks for preventing all of those future impulse purchases I would've made.

I AGREE, NOW THE 2ND PURCHASE I WANTED TO MAKE TODAY IS MUCH LESS AFFORDABLE AND ENCOURAGES ME TO LOOK ELSEWHERE.

kreine60

jmalone wrote:Agreed, most of my buys here woot-off or not are impulse buys, and this will almost certainly cost me more or result in me buying less. I often jump on something I see early in the morning that I think will likely sell out, then return later in the day when i have time to check out Woot! Plus sales only because I have unlocked free shipping.

While Woot! considers their Woot!-Off prices 'crazy-low' enough to still be a deal, which I feel is debatable, I can't even count the number of times I have seen loyal Wooters use the "Sure Woot! is only $2 cheaper than someone else on the internet, but I already unlocked free shipping" to justify a purchase at more post-mothership takover (less classic Woot! crazy low) high prices.

I agree with all y'all. This change sucks. The worst is I don't monitor the blogs so only after getting dinged extra did I find out about this.
From changing the ladies shirts blanks (yes, I'm still pissed about that) to the new shipping rate policy I'm very hesitant to use woot sporadically. If you aren't constantly trolling you miss key information and end up getting burned.
Oh well, back to using dod and other sites ;-)

Slarti59

mutts wrote:Thank the folks at Amazon. This is a page from their playbook. They have watered down Prime by "add on items" and monthly "subscibe and save".

I don't mind the add-on items. I have Prime because I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon. The add-on item will still be there a few days later when I find something else I want to buy (and chances are I didn't need the add-on *now*). I can't "save" woot-off items to combine shipping later.

cj48197

I've been shopping on woot for a few years, due to an email address/password issue had to make a new account... Anyway, this past weekend bought three items and was charged $5 per item, which I thought was a glitch. I shop on an iPhone woot app exclusively, so I was unaware of the "cart situation". I emailed woot requesting a refund, and heard back... Hey! Welcome to our awesome new Shopping Cart System!!!! As someone who has spent thousands per year, I suppose I should be grateful my shopping habits have been curbed... So long woot-offs... Oh the times we have had ; ;

jeepinmark

efiore

No more woot-off purchases for me thanks to the new 'shipping charges.' Often I would keep my eyes peeled for other purchases ... now at $5 a pop, the "savings" isn't all that great, especially with the often-exaggerated "MSRP" listings. The shopping cart isn't all that more convenient from the shoppers' perspective, though I'm sure it is better for business with fewer boxes leaving the virtual warehouse. Woot used to be cool. So sad.

mjonczak

I joined WooT the day before the 4th of July, 2007. I was so impressed that they only charged $5 shipping for a washer & dryer shipped from Texas, when a local furniture company charged me $70 to deliver a sofa three blocks from my home.
The Woot-offs were my favorite WooT purchases, especially when you could buy all-day for only $5 shipping. Several weeks ago when they had their Woot-off, I purchased nothing. I hope that maybe with the next Woot-off I'll get back in the buying mood; but I doubt it. I'll still check all of the daily WooT offerings, but impulse buying has been curtailed.
Well, there's always the memories.

"When I die, I want to go
as my grandfather did:
quietly, peacefully, in his sleep.
Not like his passengers."

jdb6172

The newer shopping cart and lack of $5 all day shipping, has just hurt your business. I bought an item earlier this morning that I thought may get bought out prior to me being able to purchase it later. Then I found out from my wife we should buy 2 additional for presents. To my surprise they were still available, but now with shipping going to cost an additional $5 (for a total of $10 for the day) since I didn't add to cart all at once, I will not place the order. A $95.00 order has now been reduced to $35. I love Amazon, but I find myself coming to Woot less and less as they make all these changes based on a corporate mandate. Simply said, I miss the old Woot.

jandwill

mdrcoast

Yeah, but I guess people are still buying. I would have had half my Christmas Shopping done by now but instead, saved a couple hundred bucks. Woot is correct that this is saving us time. (and me Money!)

Amazon Prime plus Amazon Chase Credit card makes Amazon much more attractive. That even might be the goal around here. I can't think of any other reason for the silliness of this during a woot-off.

cwipperman

Just realized I have been getting charged $5 for every order. On my fifth wootoff item (yeah, I'm stupid and never checked the total before hitting ”buy it). Thought there was a glitch and sent support an email, only to learn of the new policy. As someone who probably qualifies as a ”super-wooter”, this will drastically change my wooting habits. Every item just got $5 more expensive. This is a stoopid idea. Let me know when you go back to $5/day shipping.

I have come to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum!

rdgeorge

I neglected to point out that after my first purchase during the last Woot-Off, I began to purchase another item. I discovered I was being charged an additional $5 for shipping.

I tried additional purchases with the same result.

The result? Instead of making many more purchases during the day, I simply "walked away" from the Woot-Off. Uncharacteristically, I didn't buy any additional items.

Like most others who have commented, I assumed this was a mistake. I sent a message to Woot Customer Service, notifying them of the "error".

I received an email today notifying me that there was no error. Instead Woot claims it's a wonderful new policy! (Sure to bring joy to all Wooters everywhere!) Thanks to the subterfuge of introducing a delightful new "shopping cart", each additional purchase will now be dinged for an additional $5 shipping charge.

Taking away the "$5 all day shipping charge" may make sense to the Amazon and Woot corporate honchos, but not at all to their previously loyal customer base.

There are way too many other "daily sale" shopping sites, with special low prices and free shipping, for most of us to have to deal with this type of condescending treatment.

What's that old saying? "Put lipstick on a 'wonderful new convenient shopping cart' and it's still really only 'multiple shipping charges for multiple purchases'!"

tiggercae

I have not been happy with the "new" woot, either, since they were bought out. I have recently discovered nomorerack.com, and I have a line on some other good shopping sites. Sadly, I think I will be saying "Goodbye, Woot."

rdgeorge wrote:I neglected to point out that after my first purchase during the last Woot-Off, I began to purchase another item. I discovered I was being charged an additional $5 for shipping.

I tried additional purchases with the same result.

The result? Instead of making many more purchases during the day, I simply "walked away" from the Woot-Off. Uncharacteristically, I didn't buy any additional items.

Like most others who have commented, I assumed this was a mistake. I sent a message to Woot Customer Service, notifying them of the "error".

I received an email today notifying me that there was no error. Instead Woot claims it's a wonderful new policy! (Sure to bring joy to all Wooters everywhere!) Thanks to the subterfuge of introducing a delightful new "shopping cart", each additional purchase will now be dinged for an additional $5 shipping charge.

Taking away the "$5 all day shipping charge" may make sense to the Amazon and Woot corporate honchos, but not at all to their previously loyal customer base.

There are way too many other "daily sale" shopping sites, with special low prices and free shipping, for most of us to have to deal with this type of condescending treatment.

What's that old saying? "Put lipstick on a 'wonderful new convenient shopping cart' and it's still really only 'multiple shipping charges for multiple purchases'!"

p1800nut

I call BS to this being any other than a way to enhance Woot! profit. So who asked for a shopping cart? I'm betting very few people buy multiple items at one time anyway, so what's the advantage? And it certainly sticks a fork in Woot-Offs.

The strange thing is that Woot! is doing this amidst increasing complaints that Woot-Offs are boring. Seems like a desperation move that is only going to turn off even more of us who once enjoyed Woot! for the fun.

p1800nut

mshuisherself wrote:If Woot does want to be more efficient with their shipping (which admittedly I have laughed at before - getting 2 different style water bottles in 2 different packages!) - then do like someone suggested much earlier - wait until midnight, then treat all of a user's purchases from that day as a single order, and ship accordingly.

Sites on which many items are shipped for free: Tanga, GraveyardMall, NothingButSoftware.

I've been a Woot customer since January 2008, but my patronage has now screeched to a halt with the new shipping charges.

While I totally love the monkeys and the funny item descriptions, I hate Woot's sudden "in your face" multiple shipping charges (ostensibly required to provide us with a "wonderful new shopping cart")!

Unless there's a change very soon at Woot (both in policy and attitude), I won't be back.

Over the past year JCPenney customers became dissatisfied, just like multitudes at Woot who have voiced their opinions.

JCPenney customers spoke up by shopping elsewhere. I certainly understand why. When a company unwisely disregards and disrespects its customers, it should fully expect to experience the dire consequences of its actions.

gregrdx

pseudogourmet98 wrote:Mostly a wine Wooter. Liked that I could get multiple deals for $5 shipping during woot-offs but will not be able to with the cart thing so this is disappointing. First the added sales tax, now $5 shipping per order, what's next??

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